1. A SINGLE SILK
Face the spectators and show the silk held in the right hand by the extreme corner between the tips of the thumb and forefinger. Throw the silk over the back of the left hand, held palm outwards; draw the top corner through the fork of the left thumb; and press it against the palm of that hand. Twist this corner round several times with the right thumb and fingers and then press the right palm tightly on the folds, the left fingers pointing to the front and the right fingers pointing upwards.
Rub the hands together with a circular motion, with the result that the twisted corner of the silk becomes a nucleus round which the silk rolls itself into a ball; the more tightly the palms are pressed together, the more compact the ball will be. In this process the silk is drawn up into the hands from the back of the left hand with a pretty effect. When the last corner is drawn in between the hands and arrives against the right hand, stop the motion of the hands; turn to the left; palm the balled silk in the right hand, turning its back to the front; and, at the same moment, close the left hand as if it held the silk and move it away—the right hand remaining motionless, with the forefinger pointing at the left hand. At once begin rubbing the left fingers together, as if to reduce it to nothing, and keep your eyes fixed on that hand. Then slowly open the fingers one by one, beginning with the little finger, and prove that the silk has vanished by showing the hand empty. In the meantime the right hand drops quietly to the side and pockets the balled silk.
A good plan is to tuck the wand under the left arm at the start and at the finish take it with the right hand after it has palmed the silk. A tap of the wand on the left hand will afford a plausible reason for the disappearance of the silk. Until the knack of rolling the silk is acquired, it is advisable to sew a bead, or a little piece of tissue paper, of the same color as the silk, to the corner; this makes the subsequent balling of the silk much easier.
The same process can be used to roll the silk up from the middle; it is spread over the left hand, the center of the silk coming against the middle of the left palm. With the right fingers twist a small portion of the middle to form a nucleus and then apply the rotary motion of the hands as before. The result is that the silk is drawn into the hands from all sides at once with pretty effect. The vanish is completed in the same way as with the corner roll.
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